Resilient missile.



E, 1. MONROE. RESILIENT MISSILE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I2. I918.

Patented Jan. 21, ISIIJ.

Jim 21211)? EVA'J. MONROE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

RESILIEN'I' MISSILE.

. Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed August 12, 1918. Serial No. 249,556.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVA J. MONROE, a citizen of the United States,residin city and county of San Francisco, tate of California, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Resilient Missiles, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to missiles to be cast in games wherein a resilientmissile operates in conjunction with a weight detachably mounted thereinto increase the velocity and mobility of said missile; and the objectsof my invention are- First, to provide an improved resilient missileadapted to be cast to be rebounded from a surface onto a suitabletarget;

Second, to provide an improved device of the character described havingmeans for preventing said missile from rolling excessively;

Third, to provide a device of the class described having a weight ofspring metal or the like detachably attached thereto to increase thevelocityand mobility of the missile.

I accomplish these several objects by means of the device disclosed inthe drawings forming a part of the present specification wherein likecharacters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughoutthe said specification and drawings, and in which- Figure 1 is a brokenperspective disclosing the manner in which the missile is to beoperated' Fig. 2 is a plan view of the missile on an enlarged .scale;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a broken perspective view of a modified form of missile.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate a hollowbowl shaped resilient missile composed of rubber or any other suitablyresilient material. The missile 1 is provided with an internal annularflange 2 which is detachably engaged by a weight of spring metal 3preferably in the form of a cross to impart a' slight rigidity to themissile as well as to increase the weight thereof whereby the velocityand mobility of the missile may also be increased without reducing theresiliency of the missile 1.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have disclosed a modified form of theinvention wherein the in the weight of themissile 1 is increased withoutreducing its resiliency by inserting a second cup shaped weight 4tcomposed preferably of rubber.

It will be noted that the missile 1, being hollow, is provided with aconcavity on one side, and a convexity on the opposite side thereof.

The missile is designed to be used or cast in a game where a target 6 isused. The object of the game has no part in the pres ent inventionbeyond disclosing the use of the missile and therefore will be butbriefly described.

In the game it is the object to cast the missile 1 against a wall 7strikin said wall with the convex side of the missi e 1, which, beingresilient, will rebound to the floor or target 6 according to the skillof the player. The value of the cast in counting up the score of thegame, depending upon the location of the missile 1 on the target 6 whichis provided with vertically disposed sides 8 to prevent the reboundingof the missile 1 from said target 6.

The flat side of the missile 1 as provided by the annular flange 2thereof will serve to prevent excessive rollin of the said missile.

The weight 3 is added to increase the weight and thereby the velocityand mobility of the missile 1 so that it may have suflicient mass to becast with some degree of efficiency.

The weight 3 is detachably mounted within the missile 1 so that it maybe detached when used for rebounding from short distances as forinstance when the target is placed upon a table or the like, not shown,and the missile 1 is cast to be rebounded from the sides 8 of the target6.

In this case, the range being shorter, the greater weight will not berequired in castin the shorter distance.

aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A missile comprising a hollow resilientbowl shaped body; and means detachably mounted within the missile toincrease the weight thereof.

2. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body; and aresilient weight detachably mounted within the body to increase theweight thereof.

3. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body having aninternal annu- Within the said body.

4. A missile comprising a hollow resilient bowl shaped body of rubberhaving an intQ'iIlELl annnlar" flange around the interiorof the edgethereof; and a cross shaped spring metal Weight detaoha'bly engaging theanmi'lzir finge' tore'tain said- Weight within the 10 nature.

EVA. J0 MONROE."

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